Etymology

isodyn

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Today it means: An isoline connecting places at which an equal amount of wind power is available near ground level on average. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δύναμις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδύναμις“power”
  2. English todayisodyn

From iso- + Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”). Coined by Jack W. Reed in 1975.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδύναμις all →

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